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Haifa has been the site of Israel's first major hi-tech sites (local branches of IBM and Intel) and is still thriving center of such companies. Other centers of Israel's hi-tech industry, such as Yokneam, Raanana and Tel-Aviv are not far either.
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The conference is to be held at the [[http://mushecht.haifa.ac.il/auditorium_eng.aspx|Hecht Auditorium]]. It has 380 seats and an on-stage pipe organ. There are various near-by classes available in the near-by [[https://www.openstreetmap.org/query?lat=32.76290&lon=35.01820|Multi-Functional Building]], along with a very wide corridor for the job fair and such.
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The conference is to be held at the [[http://mushecht.haifa.ac.il/auditorium_eng.aspx|Hecht Auditorium]]. It has 380 seats and an on-stage pipe organ. There are various near-by classes available in the near-by [[https://www.openstreetmap.org/query?lat=32.76290&lon=35.01820|Multi-Functional Building]], along with a very wide corridor for the job fair and such. We will dine in that corridor.
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There are several classes larger than 100 seats (but none larger than 150. See below).

Eating: in the central lobby.
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The downtown of Haifa stretches from the "spaceship" building in the East to the German Colony in the west. The was the original location of the city until the 20th century (with the German Colony built next to it). Old buildings, good food and a nice place to walk.

The scenic Baha'i Gardens stretch right above the German colony. It is recommended to take the tour inside them. Smaller but still visit-worthy Baha'i gardens are in the near-by city of Acre.

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There are many religious site in Israel. We can organize an organized trip to some of them if you want. Since the sites belong to more than one religion it's possible to organize more than one trip. We will use a professional tour guide to plan those trips. Two near-by locations are:
* Acre, to the north. with a much older old city and a market.
* Dalyat-al-Carmel, a Druze town not far from the Carmel campus. With an interesting market of its own.

Most sites in Israel are only a few hours drive (or train) away. Such as sites in Jerusalem or (closer) in the Galilee.

There are plenty of historical and even prehistorical sites to see, such as those related to the early days of agriculture. Or some ruined castles.

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Debconf 2020 in Haifa, Israel

The conferecerence is to be held at a campus of the University of Haifa, either on top of Mt. Carmel right next to Haifa, or in downtown Haifa.

Haifa has been the site of Israel's first major hi-tech sites (local branches of IBM and Intel) and is still thriving center of such companies. Other centers of Israel's hi-tech industry, such as Yokneam, Raanana and Tel-Aviv are not far either.

Venue

Carmel Campus

University of Haifa (specifically: its main campus) is located on the top of Mt. Carmel above Haifa.

The conference is to be held at the Hecht Auditorium. It has 380 seats and an on-stage pipe organ. There are various near-by classes available in the near-by Multi-Functional Building, along with a very wide corridor for the job fair and such.

We will dine in that corridor.

Dormitories

We will use the Peldman dormiotries. They are composed of clusters where each cluster has three rooms with a central room (a kitchen and alike). Each room has two beds and bathrooms. Each cluster has its own wifi router.

Downtown Campus

The university has several buildings in the port area in downtown Haifa. The specific building is one on https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/189599162 Hanamal 16.

There are several classes larger than 100 seats (but none larger than 150. See below).

Eating: in the central lobby.

Pros:

  • Right in the middle of downtown Haifa. An thriving area with foods and more. quickly developing in recent years.
  • Good access to public transport (At a walking distance from a train station).
  • Good and active support from both the university and city hall.

Cons:

  • No big conference hall in the building. We plan on using a near-by hall.
  • No single hotel / dormitories available. We'll use 3-4 in the area.

Potential Dates

The university can guarantee us the dormitories for the end of August (Aug-15 onward). For downtown: currently no specific date set.

Local Team

  • Tzafrir Cohen (DD)
  • Lior Kaplan (DD)
  • Shay Gover (Israeli Open Source supporter)
  • Talat Batheesh (SW Engineer, 3 debconfs)
  • Tamir Gadot (Haifa University)

Getting There

Flights land the the TLV (Ben Gurion) airport. From there normally by train to Haifa.

  • Carmel Campus: train to Hof Carmel, from there go to the central bus station and take bus (24?) to the university.
  • train to Haifa Merkaz Hashmona.

Visas

Visas are automatically granted automatically for the usual suspects. Specifically the following countries:

  • all European Union member states, (Albania, )Andorra, Argentina, Australia, (Austria, )Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, (Belguim, )Botswana, Brazil, (Bulgaria, )Canada, Central African Republic, Chile, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, (Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, )Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, (Estonia, )Fiji, (Finland, France, )Georgia, (Germany, Greece, )Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, (Ireland, Italy, )Jamaica, Japan, (Latvia, )Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Macao, Macedonia, Malawi, (Malta, )Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Norway, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, (Poland, Portugal, Romania, )Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, (Slovakia, Slovenia, )Solomon islands, South Africa, South Korea, (Spain, )Suriname, Swaziland, (Sweeden, )Switzerland, Taiwan, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay and Vanuatu.

See summary in Wikivoyage and official list (at the MFA site).

The following are countries with Debian Developers that require a visa:

  • Bosnia Herzegovina
  • China
  • Cuba
  • Egypt
  • India
  • Madagascar
  • Thailand
  • Turkey
  • Venezuela

(Assuming that Debian Developers are a rough approximation of the target audience of Debconf)

Customs

Exempt from customs:

  • Wine: up to 2l
  • Any other alcoholic drink: up to 1l
  • Up to a total of 3 kg of food
  • Up to 1kg of each type of food (wine is not food, I guess)

So far no excuse for not bringing up to 1kg of your favorite local cheese with you.

Transport

Public Transport

  • Egged Buses
  • Metronit
  • (Yeah, Karmelit, as well)
  • Service taxis

Taxis

Car Rental

See

In Haifa

The downtown of Haifa stretches from the "spaceship" building in the East to the German Colony in the west. The was the original location of the city until the 20th century (with the German Colony built next to it). Old buildings, good food and a nice place to walk.

The scenic Baha'i Gardens stretch right above the German colony. It is recommended to take the tour inside them. Smaller but still visit-worthy Baha'i gardens are in the near-by city of Acre.

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In Israel

Two near-by locations are: * Acre, to the north. with a much older old city and a market. * Dalyat-al-Carmel, a Druze town not far from the Carmel campus. With an interesting market of its own.

Most sites in Israel are only a few hours drive (or train) away. Such as sites in Jerusalem or (closer) in the Galilee.

There are plenty of historical and even prehistorical sites to see, such as those related to the early days of agriculture. Or some ruined castles.

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Food

Generally: plenty of food. As a side effect of the prevalence of kosher food, vegan options (such as hummus and falafel) are widely available. There also many non Kosher restaurants since many Christians live in the city.

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Electricity

Israel uses European (50Hz, 220V) power supply and its own type H sockets, however if you can do without grounding, a europlug should work fine.